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By JOHN CUNNINGHAM

Although New Hampshire boasts that, unlike most other states, it imposes no state income tax on its residents, it does impose an income tax on New Hampshire business owners, and it’s a significant one – namely, the New Hampshire Interest and Dividends...

By JIM ZABLOCKI

The New Hampshire Legislature, in RSA 21:34a, defines agritourism as attracting visitors to a farm to attend events or activities that are accessory uses to the primary farm operation. Agritourism has been with us for many years. From hayrides to...

By MEL MYLER

Today marks the 35th anniversary of the Challenger tragedy of Jan. 28, 1986. It is a day that we will not forget. On the 30th anniversary, I gave the following testimony to the N.H. House of Representatives. Let me share with you that accounting of...

By JAMES W. SPAIN

Many of our ancestors arrived from overseas with little more than the clothes on their backs and a dream under their hat. The immigrants arrived from across the ocean carrying their worldly possessions in a canvas sack and a scant few items in their...

By CAROLYN JOHANSEN

Realtors across the state breathed a collective sigh of relief in March 2020 when Gov. Chris Sununu designated their business as essential. Other business owners did, too.“Could you imagine the repercussion if we were shut down?” said Susan Roemer, a...

By JOHN CUNNINGHAM

A subspecialization for many business lawyers, including me, is a field of law and tax called asset protection. This field involves the creating of entities and other arrangements for clients that will protect them from claims by their creditors.I...

By GRACE MATTERN

My husband and I served as volunteer election monitors on Nov. 3. When we arrived at the polling location in a neighboring town, there was a large truck parked in the lot so the sign in the rear cab window faced those pulling in: “ZERO WHITE GUILT.”I...

By JEAN STIMMELL

According to the Cleveland Clinic, a delusional disorder, previously called paranoid disorder, is a serious mental illness in which a person cannot tell what is real from what is imagined. The main feature of this disorder is the presence of...

By JOSEPH MENDOLA

If you are a Progressive in the political sense of the word, here is the philosophy you subscribe to. If you think about public education, you think like John Dewey, the father of a progressive educational system. Americans have allowed Dewey’s...

By JAMES SPAIN

Like many young boys craving adventure, it is the lore that draws you in. You hear a story or stumble upon a mystery in your youth and you think about it still from time to time. Your young heart once knew what your old heart still remembers.As a...

By JOHN MATTES

It all started with a letter written out of hope and adoration that may or may not have ever reached the intended recipient.Carol and Jeff Owen wrote the letter about two years ago. Carol had made a habit of walking the “five-mile loop” from their...

By SUSANNAH COLT

Abraham Lincoln has been on the minds of many people lately in the midst of the racial justice movement that is catalyzing the nation. After all, he was the president that steered this country through the Civil War and freed 4 million slaves.Our...

By EMESE KALNOKI-KIS

What is the plastic surgery specialty and its history?Plastic surgery is one of the broadest surgical specialties. Plastic surgeons are trained in craniofacial surgery, microsurgery, aesthetic surgery, pediatric surgery, and hand surgery. They’re...

By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

Among truly great Americans, I would bet Thaddeus Stevens might be the least well known. An extremely controversial figure in his lifetime, Stevens was a leading light of the abolitionist movement both before and immediately after the Civil...

By RUTH SMITH

At this time of year many people, not just gardeners, think about plants. Gardens are lush with flowers and ripening vegetables. Meadows, wetlands and forests are rich with the colors and textures of hundreds of species of flora. But one group of...

By PAUL DeMINICO

The anger many Americans feel about the state of affairs in our country rivals that of the late 1960s. It is profoundly sad. I write this as an observer of American politics from abroad, as I am a retired New Hampshire educator living with my wife in...

By CAROLE SOULE

At Miles Smith Farm, we have two kinds of cattle: Scottish Highlanders and Angus/Hereford cross-breeds. There are many differences between these breeds, but one is particularly striking. The Highlanders, both males, and females have enormous horns,...

By JAMES SPAIN

Our early Concord ancestors knew the value and rewards of hard work. The earliest settlers in our community would never have survived if they did not produce food, shelter and clothing. With the original grant by the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the...

By TRACY HAHN-BURKETT

We all know that our state government has three branches. The legislative branch is composed of the Senate and House of Representatives. The executive branch rests with the governor. And the judicial branch is represented by our state court system....

By MIKE PRIDE

The world of poor Franklin Pierce, 151 years in his grave, turns again.The demand on behalf of African American law students that his name be removed from the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law in Concord reflects the current...